Neoantigen Prediction for Precision Immunotherapies 

 LIVE Symposium

Friday, February 24, 2023
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time

Researchers develop immunotherapies based on cancer mutations that produce neoantigens. These proteins are unique to tumors and facilitate immune system activation. Researchers predict neoantigens using sequencing methodologies and develop modified immune cells including T cells, NK cells, and dendritic cells. 

In this symposium brought to you by The Scientist’s Creative Services Team, researchers will highlight tools and resources used to hunt for neoantigens and discuss how neoantigen T cell receptors (TCRs) are proving effective in destroying tumors.

Symposium program

11:00 AM – Introduction

11:10 AM – Hitting the target: endogenous T cell responses to pediatric tumor neoantigens

Paul Thomas, PhD

11:45 AM – Drugging intracellular targets with antibodies

David Scheinberg, MD, PhD

12:20 PM – Understanding the fate of neoantigen-specific T cells in cancer

Ingunn Stromnes, PhD

12:55 PM – Tools to interrogate antigen presentation in vivo

Alex Jaeger, PhD

1:30 PM - Open panel Q&A session
Deanna MacNeil from The Scientist's Creative Services Team will be joined by the entire panel in an open question and answer session where presenters will address questions posed by the audience.

Paul Thomas, PhD Member, St. Jude Faculty Immunology Department Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

David Scheinberg, MD, PhD Chairman, Center for Experimental Therapeutics Deputy Director for Therapeutic Discovery Sloan Kettering Institute Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ingunn Stromnes, PhD Assistant Professor Microbiology and Immunology University of Minnesota

Alex Jaeger, PhD Assistant Member, Molecular Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center